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The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan, Roger Wayne
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Who is the real Sophie Stark?
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark is the story of an enigmatic film director, told by the six people who loved her most.
Brilliant, infuriating, all-seeing and unknowable, Sophie Stark makes films said to be more like life than life itself. But her genius comes at a terrible cost: to her husband, to the brother she left behind, and to an actress who knows too much.
With shades of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, A Visit from the Goon Squad and Where'd You Go, Bernadette, it combines a uniquely appealing sensibility with a compulsively alluring plot.
Read by Amanda Dolan and Roger Wayne.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Morpheus
- 28-12-15
Wow, what a character
The life and death of Sophie is captured through the tales of those around her and they reveal a gutsy young film maker who is as intriguing as she is quirky.
This is a very human tale and the character of Sophie is so 3 dimensional you feel you've actually met in real life. To say she is complicated is to simplify a personality full of contradictions and foibles.
This is a compelling listen. It is a trip inside the head of a creative yet equally tormented mind from the outside in. It is not always comfortable in Sophie's head with the insecurities and bold, brash ambition but the plot feels genuine. It stays with you long after the narrator stops.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Natalie
- 05-07-18
Probably should have known better having seen that Lena Dunham rates this book
This started so well, the first chapter was great. Alison’s story is more interesting than Sophie’s in my opinion.
Sophie came off as a narcissist and I really didn’t get anything out of hearing about her life. I don’t think it helped that the readers were a little monotone and when the male reader voiced Sophie he sounded a little like the men playing women in the film White Chicks.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- seg777
- 20-01-16
Good book ,disappointed narration
Good story ,which I/we ( partner listening car journey) very confused about who was talking .
Think reading book would have been preferable ,so could see each chapter ,different character,
Narrators in this audio book not good enough at separating characters ,Amanda Dolan just slightly better than Roger Wayne ,....we struggled to know which character talking & had to keep rewinding , to understand which character talking now .
So ..conclusion = might listen to another Anna North book ,but probably not listen to Amanda Dolan or Roger Wayne ( if more than one character ) again.
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